Somber Christmas in Bethlehem amid bomb attacks in Gaza | The wRap
Today on Rappler – the latest news in the Philippines and around the world: Somber Bethlehem marks Christmas with vigil as bombs rain on Gaza Palestinian Christians hold a somber Christmas vigil in...
View ArticleThompson hits big shots late as Ginebra outlasts TNT in Christmas thriller
MANILA, Philippines – Barangay Ginebra gifted its legion of fans who came out to support on Christmas with an 86-78 win over a depleted TNT side in the PBA Commissioner’s Cup at the Araneta Coliseum...
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In Christmas Day message, Pope Francis decries Gaza’s ‘appalling harvest’ of...
VATICAN CITY – Pope Francis said in his Christmas message on Monday, December 25, that children dying in wars, including in Gaza, are the “little Jesuses of today” and that Israeli strikes there were...
View ArticleBucks’ win streak ended by persistent Knicks in Christmas opener
Jalen Brunson scored 38 points for the host New York Knicks, who snapped a nine-game losing streak against the Milwaukee Bucks with a 129-122 win on Monday, December 25 (Tuesday, December 26, Manila...
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President Marcos Jr.’s 2023 in foreign travels, wrapped
MANILA, Philippines – President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. continued to be a jet-setting chief executive in 2023, nearly doubling the number of international trips he made in the past 12 months. Except for...
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Visayas State University engineering students gift a family with construction...
LEYTE, Philippines – One family will have the chance to improve their home this Christmas season as civil engineering students of the Visayas State University pooled in some funds to buy basic...
View ArticleAFP says Philippines not provoking conflict in South China Sea
MANILA, Philippines – The Philippines is not provoking conflict in the South China Sea, the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) said on Tuesday, December 26, responding to China’s accusation that...
View ArticleIsrael launches more Gaza strikes as Netanyahu says Hamas must be destroyed
Israeli shellfire slammed into central Gaza on Tuesday, December 26, after Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu pledged no respite in attacks on Hamas, as residents of the coastal enclave mourned more...
View ArticleXi vows to prevent anyone ‘splitting Taiwan from China’
BEIJING, China – President Xi Jinping vowed on Tuesday, December 26, to resolutely prevent anyone from “splitting Taiwan from China in any way,” the official Xinhua news agency reported, a little more...
View ArticleTapales concedes Inoue too fast, skillful after TKO loss in unification bout
TOKYO, Japan – Marlon Tapales admitted that he failed to keep in step with Naoya Inoue as he suffered a 10th-round technical knockout loss in their super bantamweight unification clash. Inoue tagged...
View ArticleChina accuses the Philippines of ‘seriously harming’ regional peace | The wRap
Today on Rappler – the latest news in the Philippines and around the world: PH actions in South China Sea ‘extremely dangerous’ – Chinese state media Chinese state media accuses the Philippines of...
View ArticleUP star Francis Lopez apologetic after mask-grabbing incident
MANILA, Philippines – UP star Francis Lopez on Tuesday, December 26, apologized for grabbing the mask of a carnival employee during the Fighting Maroons’ trip to Subic, Zambales. As seen in the...
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Record-breaking: At least 50 elections in 2024 – from US to Indonesia to Taiwan
MANILA, Philippines – There will be at least 50 elections in 2024 – with more than two billion voters deciding on the trajectory of not just their own countries but also of the world. The number of...
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Gov’t says Marcos foreign trips attracted P4-T investments, but most yet to...
MANILA, Philippines – President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. has drawn flak this year over what his critics have described as excessive foreign travels, but as 2023 comes to a close, the administration wants...
View Article6 dead, 3 missing after storms hit Australia
WELLINGTON, Australia – Australian police said at least six people were killed and three others missing after severe thunderstorms battered Australia’s eastern states over the Christmas holidays, with...
View ArticleTaiwan expands Russian sanctions to stop tech being used for arms
Taiwan’s economy ministry said on Tuesday, December 26, it had expanded a list of sanctioned goods for Russia and its ally Belarus in response to Russia’s invasion of Ukraine to prevent Taiwanese...
View ArticleIsrael pummels central Gaza, dozens more Palestinians killed
Israeli forces pounded central Gaza by land, sea and air on Wednesday, December 27, and Palestinian authorities reported dozens more deaths including 20 in one attack after Israel’s military chief...
View ArticleThe popular ‘budols’ that helped Gen Zs heal their inner child in 2023
MANILA, Philippines – For Gen Zs, 2023 was all about healing their inner child. While you can heal your inner child in numerous ways, the most popular method appears to be retail therapy, and we’re...
View ArticleWATCH: Tradition keeps Pampanga’s Giant Lantern Festival alive and bright
The tradition of making lanterns has remained in the province of Pampanga for more than a century, handing down the expertise from one generation to the next. Marking its 115 years, the annual Giant...
View ArticleChina threatens more trade sanctions on Taiwan as election nears
BEIJING, China – The Chinese government on Wednesday, December 27, threatened to place further trade sanctions on Taiwan if the ruling party “stubbornly” adheres to supporting independence, in a...
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